36 | MAY 14 • 2020
MORE BROADCAST AND
STREAMING SHOWS TO EASE
THE QUARANTINE
The Wrong Missy, an original
Netflix film, began streaming
on May 13. Capsule plot: A man
(David Spade) accidentally invites
a crazy blind date from his past
(Lauren Lapkus) who shares the
same name as the woman of his
dreams to his work retreat. Missy
was made by Adam Sandler’
s
production company and Sandler’
s
wife, Jackie Sandler, 45, has a
small role in the film.
The director is Tyler Spindel,
30ish. A little research disclosed
that Spindel is Sandler’
s nephew.
Sad to say, Spindel, a Harvard
grad, doesn’
t have a great track
record. He directed the universally
panned Father of the Year, a 2018
Netflix comedy (also starring David
Spade). He also directed Deported,
a 2020 comedy that went straight
to video. Maybe he’
ll make Uncle
Adam proud with Missy.
Seberg is an Amazon Prime
original film that had a short the-
ater run in 2019. It received mixed
reviews. It will begin streaming
on Amazon Prime on May 15. It
stars Kristen Stewart as actress
Jean Seberg (1938-1979). In
1957, director Otto Preminger
plucked her from obscurity (a
small city Iowa girl) and cast her
as Joan of Arc in the film St. Joan.
She got bad reviews as Joan,
but re-established her career in
France, where she was praised
for her film work, especially in the
“New Wave” classic Breathless
(1960). In 1962, she wed Romain
Gary (1914-80), a very important
writer (novels, essays) who was
also a WWII hero and a diplomat
(He’
s played by Yvan Attal, 55).
The film focuses on the well-doc-
umented campaign by the FBI
(c.1970-75) to destroy her career
because she supported African
American organizations, including
the Black Panthers.
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox will
“join hands” and broadcast a one-
hour special program on May 16
(starts 8 p.m.). It’
s called Graduate
Together: America Honors the
Class of 2020. The COVID-19
virus has forced the cancellation
of most high school graduation
ceremonies. This ad-free special
will honor the new graduates. It
will include videos from students
and teachers as well as video
greetings by many famous people
(including Broadway and film star
Ben Platt, 26). President Obama
will deliver a commencement
message.
You’
ll see a lot more of Platt in
his Netflix special, Ben Platt Live
From Radio City Music Hall. It
was filmed last year and begins
streaming on May 20. Platt, a
Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner,
performs before a full orches-
tra. His guest stars include two
actresses who can really sing:
Beanie Feldstein, 26, and Zoey
Deutch, also 26. Check out, on
YouTube, Platt and Deutch singing
together a “Yom Kippur theme
song” that Platt wrote (James
Corden show, 2019. Just search
for “Yom Kippur theme song”).
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STAYING CONNECTED
At this time of social distancing,
the Jewish News will try to bring
awareness to events/learning
situations offered online by
synagogues, temples and
community organizations.
JEWISH WORKING
WOMEN’
S NETWORK
NOON, MAY 15
“Navigating Uncharted Times: Marketing
During and After the COVID-19 Crisis.”
Join this special lunch-and-shmooze
online event with Ellyn Davidson, owner
and CEO of Brogan & Partners, a
Birmingham-based advertising agency,
who will discuss new challenges, tactics
and factors to consider while crafting
marketing plans, for both your business
and personal brands, during this
unprecedented time. Register on the site
of Jewish Working Women’
s Network.
FJA 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
8 PM, MAY 18
Virtual event to celebrate 20 years
of Frankel Jewish Academy and 18
graduating years of students. Ross and
Samantha Partrich will be honored. Live
on Facebook at 8 p.m. More information
at frankelja.org/gala.
TOUR MASADA
NOON-1PM, MAY 19
Temple Shir Shalom offers a live, virtual
tour of Israel with Rabbi Daniel Schwartz
and Israeli tour guide Beni Levin. Learn
the history and stories of Masada on this
one-hour guided tour on Zoom. To learn
more or register, call 248-737-8700 or
email audrey@shirshalom.org.
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
8 PM, MAY 19
Jewish Working Women’
s Network and
NEXTGen Detroit present “NEXTWork:
Employment Trends During and After
COVID-19” on Zoom at 8 p.m. Join a
panel of young adult employment experts,
Ryan Landau, Jason Charnas and
Johannah Schiffer, for a discussion and
Q&A moderated by Jess Katz. Register at
jewishdetroit.org.
MAY AT THE WELL
MAY 20
“Fireside Chat with Professor Barbara
McQuade.” She is going to chat about
legal COVID-19-related questions and
federal vs. state laws as well as what
happens with elections. Details will be
posted on The Well’
s Facebook page.
YIDDISH PROGRAMMING
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene brings
the stage to global audiences throughout
May with virtual programming. Audiences
can learn Yiddish in weekly lessons on
Tuesday afternoons, starting on May 19.
Launched in May with Zalmen Mlotek’
s
Living Room Concert, Folksbiene! LIVE is
an online celebration of Yiddish culture,
featuring livestreamed theater, American
Jewish performers, concerts, lectures,
talks and other events. Catch up on past
episodes at nytf.org/live. Each episode is
also broadcast on Folksbiene’
s Facebook
page at facebook.com/folksbiene.
PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
Yiddish Book Center is online with virtual
public programming: talks, presentations
and readings, accessible through
Facebook and Zoom and posted on the
center’
s website. For more information
and links to register for specific events,
visit yiddishbookcenter.org/events.
CHAMBER MUSIC
The Chamber Music Society makes
available a broadcast on YouTube of a
concert by pianist Aaron Diehl (originally
done on May 1). Go to youtube.com/
watch?v=1hlOWJ5650.
Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial
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